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Röda Rummet
by August Strindberg
Röda Rummet is a novel by August Strindberg, published in 1879. It is a satirical novel that explores the themes of class, politics, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Strindberg’s early, naturalistic period.
- Tjänsteqvinnans son(1886)
- Hemsöborna(1887)
- I havsbandet(1890)
- Inferno(1897)
kyrka stodo tvenne figurer av trä; den ena var sönderslagen, men den andra var hel. Den hela höll ett kors i handen och var en kvinnofigur; av den sönderslagna figuren funnos två säckar med spillror förvarade inne i sakristian. En lärd fornforskare hade undersökt båda säckarnas innehåll för att kunna bestämma den sönderslagna figurens utseende, men han hade endast kommit till gissningar. Han gick dock grundligt till väga; han tog ett prov av den vita färg varmed figuren varit grundad och inskickade den till farmaceutiska institutet och fick sålunda bekräftat att den höll bly och icke zink, alltså var figuren äldre än 1844, emedan zinkvitt först kom i bruk det året. (Vad skall man säga om ett sådant slutsätt, då ju figuren kunnat vara ommålad.) Därpå inskickade han ett prov av virket till snickareämbetet i Stockholm, och han erhöll det svaret, att det var björk. Figuren var alltså av björk, förfärdigad före 1844. Men det var icke dit han ville komma, utan han hade anledningar (!), det vill säga, han önskade för sin heders skull, att bilderna
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